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Steve Kurz vaulted from early days at a worm poop startup (yes, that's a real thing) to the fast track of traditional finance, only to find himself with a front row seat to the Global Financial Crisis. Steve took the lessons he learned in traditional finance at legendary institutions like Lehman Brothers, Fortress, and River Birch and forge ... Show More
Aug 19
Is a Private Credit scandal brewing behind the LA Lakers Sale?
The LA Lakers --- a prestigious basketball franchise that didn't change hands for 46 years --- just sold twice in ten months, the second time for $2.5 billion more than the first. The seller is Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim, owner of the Dodgers and part of Chelsea FC, and the m ... Show More
36m 54s
Aug 5
SpaceX: Revisiting the IPO and What Comes Next
After the largest IPO in history, only about 5% of SpaceX — roughly $83 billion of the $1.75 trillion — is actually free to trade. Insiders are locked up, the banks that underwrote the deal can't lend shares to short sellers, and index funds are being forced to buy as SpaceX join ... Show More
29m 14s
Nov 2021
Crypto, Web3, and DeFi — with Mike Novogratz
Mike Novogratz, the founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, an investment firm focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and digital assets, joins Scott to give us a macro view of the crypto space. He tells us about the various use cases of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NFTs as wel ... Show More
54m 43s
Apr 2023
Prof G Markets: Paying for Crypto’s Sins — with Mike Novogratz
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott speaks with Mike Novogratz, the founder and CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners, about crypto sociopaths and what it was like to look Sam Bankman-Fried in the eye just weeks before FTX’s collapse. They also discuss what’s next for Binance, governm ... Show More
32 m
Jul 2023
Steve Klinsky, New Mountain Capital – Private Equity Titan | #489
Today’s guest is Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm with over $37 billion in assets under management. Steve began his time in private equity when he co-founded Goldman Sachs’ Leverage Buyout Group back in 1981 when there were very few pr ... Show More
53m 5s
Apr 2021
How Software Ate Finance — with Martin Chavez
Marty Chavez, a senior advisor to Sixth Street Partners and the former CIO and CFO of Goldman Sachs, shares his ideas around regulating big tech like big banks, and discusses the trends playing out in our financial ecosystem. Marty breaks down the crypto space, fintech, and what’ ... Show More
58m 2s
Jul 2024
Ep. 610 How Hedge Funds Trade Meme Coins & Market Trends
In this episode of Crypto 101, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman dive into the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency investment with Rennick Palley, the founding partner of Stratos, an innovative crypto investment firm. Palley shares his journey from traditional finance to cryp ... Show More
46m 33s
Dec 2024
Ep. 632 Transfer Crypto Cross Chain for Less w/ Across
In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman welcome Hart Lambert, CEO of Across, to discuss the evolution of the crypto space, the transition from traditional finance (TradFi) to decentralized finance (DeFi), and the importance of interoperabil ... Show More
41m 55s
Jul 2023
Gary Coover: Designing a Sustainable Token Economy - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.79]
This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Gary Coover. Gary spent 8 years building Samsung’s innovation arm, Samsung Next, before he was drawn into the Web3 world. Today, he is the Chief Operating Officer of Superlayer, a venture studio focused on building Crypto startups. We sta ... Show More
45m 20s
Sep 2021
How the Digital Landscape is Radically Changing in 2021 | Real Vision Finance
<p>Today's episode I joined Raoul Pal, CEO, and founder of Real Vision, to discuss how the interest in crypto has developed and where I think the space is headed. We spent some time talking about my childhood and intuition for consumer behavior from an early age, how I started wi ... Show More
51m 34s